Brian Quinn

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VP of Editorial Events @ Skift | Event Production, Conferences @ Skift
Brian Quinn's Location
Hancock, New Hampshire, United States, United States
Brian Quinn's Contact Details
About Brian Quinn

Steering Skift's global forums as Vice President of Editorial Events, my focus is on cultivating groundbreaking discussions on stage that propel the travel industry forward. With over 20 years of experience in creating, curating, and producing a wide range of events across the globe, I drive and oversee all stage content, themes, and stage production for Skift's conferences.Through my diverse and unconventional background, I have produced global media conferences, concerts and festivals, immersive experiences, elaborate dinners, and now extensively in virtual and hybrid corporate events. I am passionate about stories, innovation, and community building, and always strive to deliver impactful and memorable events that connect people and ideas.

Brian Quinn's Current Company Details
Skift

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VP of Editorial Events @ Skift | Event Production, Conferences
Brian Quinn Work Experience Details
  • Skift
    Vice President, Editorial Events
    Skift Jul 2024 - Present
    New York, Us
  • Skift
    Head Of Programming
    Skift Jul 2022 - Jul 2024
    New York, Us
    I oversee all speakers, topics, and on stage content for Skift events. Skift Forums are the preeminent global CEO conferences for the travel industry. We aim to push the industry forward and define the future of travel through our forums, which take place around the globe. More info via: live.skift.com
  • Skift
    Editorial Director, Events
    Skift Aug 2019 - Jul 2022
    New York, Us
    Skift Forum conferences are the largest creative business events in the global travel industry, focused on top Marketers, Strategists and Technologists in travel --the people creating and defining the future of travel. Through this role, I am responsible for leading editorial direction, stage programming, logistics, and production for all Skift conferences (with events currently in New York, London, Singapore, and Silicon Valley, as well as annual Megatrends programs).
  • Actionable Creative
    Founder
    Actionable Creative May 2011 - Aug 2019
    My events company, through which I've created a wide range of events; from VIP dinners for brands, to sensory experiences for brands like The Macallan and Moleskine, to 750 person parties on raw floors of the World Trade Center.
  • Northside Media Group
    Vp Of Experience, Festival Director
    Northside Media Group Nov 2016 - Dec 2018
    Brooklyn, New York, Us
    Responsible for operation and growth of Northside Media's key festivals and creative activations, including overseeing the curation of the Northside Innovation Festival, Taste Talks, Tasties Awards and working closely with the activation team to produce branded events.
  • Northside Media Group
    Director Of Programming, Northside Innovation And Taste Talks
    Northside Media Group Feb 2016 - Nov 2016
    Brooklyn, New York, Us
    Northside Innovation (June 9-10) and Content (June 7-8) conferences are where Brooklyn's creators and innovators gather together to experience talks and ideas across entrepreneurship, technology and design. The event features four stages, an exhibition featuring 150 companies, networking luncheons, happy hour events and VIP celebrations, in addition to being able to hear over 400 bands at Northside Music, one of America's premier music festivals. Taste Talks is a national series of festivals celebrating the future of taste through symposia, tastings, dinners and parties. Taking place in New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles in 2016, Taste Talks brings together thought leaders and luminaries from around the world together with everyday food enthusiasts to engage in great conversation, amazing food and one-of-a-kind experiences.
  • Psfk
    Event, Trend Tour Producer (Project-Based)
    Psfk Mar 2018 - May 2018
    Brooklyn, Ny, Us
    Consulting on event production for the annual conference, as well as a future-of-retail trend tour through NYC's latest innovative retail experiences and ending in a day of talks.
  • Food Republic
    Writer
    Food Republic Jan 2012 - Apr 2017
    Fishers, Indiana, Us
    Wrote over 200 articles for Food Republic on the art of cocktails. FR explores the culture of food through stories, interviews, global conversations, and experiences. This is the site for people who want to eat and drink well, and to live smart.
  • Wired
    Programming Director, Wired Brand Lab (Project-Based)
    Wired Sep 2015 - Nov 2015
    San Francisco, Ca, Us
    Curated leaders of the App Economy for WIRED at a 4,000 person conference in Las Vegas in Nov. 2015, bringing in several startup founders and Apple’s former head of retail, Ron Johnson, to speak; as well as curating CTO/CIO discussions.
  • Creativemornings
    Director Of Special Projects & Head Of Partnerships
    Creativemornings Mar 2015 - Oct 2015
    Brooklyn, Ny, Us
    CreativeMornings is a monthly breakfast talk series with free events taking place in over 130 cities globally. Founded by design blogger Tina Roth Eisenberg, aka swissmiss, in 2008, CM now has over 100,000 community members, over 2250+ talks online and is growing by 3-5 cities a month.As Director of Special Projects, my initial role was to launch the curation and logistics for CreativeMorning’s FieldTrip event series, which are a series of alternative events to the main talk. These events included: workshops at IDEO, FiftyThree, ustwo, Hyper Island, storytelling at TED, a tour of Bre Pettis’s 3D printing factory, visual note-taking classes, ice cream making, meditation, and dozens of other experiences built for creative people. As I transitioned to Head of Partnerships, I managed the relationships with our official partners, overseeing their campaigns and activations.
  • Crowdcentric
    Head Of Media
    Crowdcentric Jul 2014 - Mar 2015
    New York City , Ny, Us
  • Social Media Week
    Director Of Programming
    Social Media Week Oct 2012 - Mar 2015
    New York, Us
    Social Media Week is an NYC-based conference welcoming 10,000 attendees from the tech, media, and advertising communities each year (also taking place in over 25 cities globally). I curated the on-stage content --driving the topics, speakers, and schedules-- both in New York and London for 2 ½ years, doubling the approval rating of the on-stage content during this time.I coordinated on-stage discussions with: Martha Stewart, Seth Godin, Reverend Jesse Jackson, Jonah Peretti (Buzzfeed), Neil Blumenthal (Warby Parker), John Collison (Stripe), Beth Comstock (GE), Robin Chase (ZipCar), Steve Case (AOL), Lisa Gansky (GNN, Ofoto), Don Tapscott (The Digital Age), Harper Reid (former Obama CTO), Alex Blumberg (This American Life, Startup podcast), Shiza Shahid (co-founder of the Malala Fund), among many others.
  • Personal Democracy Forum
    Partnerships
    Personal Democracy Forum Mar 2014 - May 2014
    Project manager for June 2014 conference.
  • The Noble Rot
    Co-Founder
    The Noble Rot Jun 2009 - Jun 2011
    The Noble Rot was a unique wine gathering once dubbed “a new form of clandestine drinking” by Tasting Table NYC. We curating unique dining experiences for a passionate community of wine-lovers in NYC, as well as branded events for Pernod Ricard, Michelin Guide, The James Beard Foundation, Gilt Groupe, and numerous wine brands. During our 2-year run, we received a wide range of press features and mentions from the New York Magazine, NY Post, Wine Enthusiast, The Cooking Channel, AOL, Saveur, Zagat, Tasting Table, and The Village Voice.
  • The Jazz Tree
    Managing Director
    The Jazz Tree Jun 2002 - Jun 2011
    For almost 10 years, I handled the coordination of every aspect of the careers for numerous jazz luminaries under The Jazz Tree's founder, legendary manager Mary Ann Topper. Tasks included booking and advance production for countless performances, coordinating press, executing contracts, coordinating travel and solving last minute changes, organizing large 30-45 day itineraries outlining each day in precise detail, designing websites, and being a jack of all trades.

Brian Quinn Skills

Event Management Social Media Event Planning Digital Media Social Media Marketing Marketing Strategy Digital Strategy Online Advertising Music Project Management Integrated Marketing Strategy Advertising Digital Marketing Programming Marketing Social Networking Content Curation Experiential Events Speaker Acquisition Production Bartending Wine Concert Production Education Consulting Editorial

Brian Quinn Education Details

  • The New School
    The New School
    Jazz Performance
  • Pratt Institute
    Pratt Institute
    Advanced Perfumery
  • Shaker High School
    Shaker High School

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